Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-03

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81 q etree9.
A petition signed literally By the
property owners and buziEess men Of
the city Vas presented 70 the CITY C0on-
cil Yesterday afternoon. asking that TIE
road ComPsny for the vacation of q
portion Of south Seventh street for the
site of the proposed buildings be
the petition and vas permitted TO
spsAf 10 its oehalf. Ar. Thompson
stated that
EUMos HAD GATSKD sTzKx9TH
Ga the street that there would be oppo-
sition 70 the ordinsRcs 70 be presented.
looking 20 the vacation. and that be
bad prepared the petition 70 which he
had secured 10 siRners IN lie minutes,
and that be had been Fsfased By bat
ons man Of all whom be bad ap-
proaeted. All had said that is what ne
wEnt-we do not want the city to
sickle on small points.' the buiidiRg
must 90 up on the site named or toe
company shall not have tee street. Il
il equally the sentiment Of the people
that there shall be no more vacation Of
streets for private purpc SIS without pro-
per reeompeose, bat all believe THAI the
buildin0 Of q substantial brisk stEusture,
and the establishment of the railroad
Offices here will be full rscompense for
the vacation Of g portion Of q useless
street. However positive We may be ss
10 this being shs absolute terminus Of
the Northern Pacific, We
CANNOT DowS THK DoUBT
In the minds Of people ootside Of this
city until tie terminal ofdess be located
here. Some one may say that they
oaght to pay fer il, bat vs don't care
for that. We should be generous even
to an enemy, and there are no enemies
Of this town. This railroad is operated
With headquarters in Nes York. Mat
tiers OF this kind have TO 90 through
the routine of committees and then be-
fore tbs Board A Fequlsitioa has 20 be
sent 10 from Vice President Anderson
here, and before be can send that be
has to know where the building 10 to
stand and what il is 70 be. The Board
meets on the third Thursday Of this
month, and il Is very important that
this matter shall be brought before IL in
proper shape. II We are to have the
building here in any kind Of season.
AhN NAEAsAAa ~ AaB va
Is almost unauimsus in favor, am
sure" MV.Thompson thanked the Coan
oil for their attention and stated that
there were others who would corroborate
What he had said.
Permission being granted, John z.
Burns came forward out Of the thronR
in the lobby and said that he believed
il expedienl for the city to grant the re-
quest, in order that the Offices might be
permanently fixed here as speedily as
possible. 81 put it on the ground Of
expsdieDcy alone" be said, mot as a
matter Of justice 10 the Northern Pacific
K ailroad Compaay. / admit hat Il Is
pretty small business Of the railroad
oomeany TO come and ask the vacation
of street for every little bailding they
have TO erect. Il is rather greedy, l
think; but nevertheless il Is eXpedIent
20 grant the request this time, for to re-
fuse might hinder the construction of
the building for year.
No TROUBLE ABOUT PAYMENT.
Mr.. Thompson states that so far as
payment for the street was concerned,
there was no trouble about that except
that he doubted If the city could cell
the streets. With regard to an exchange,
he said, there was q little strip OF land
north Of the hotel which had often been
suggested should be public park. Part
Of IL belonged to the company, and IN
his rounds Mr.. Thompson had met Mr..
Buckley, and spoke Of this and the lat
ter bad said, Let them ask for it and
| will favor the proposition" Nov"
concluded Mr.. Thompson, IL We treat
this mattsr.geuerously then we are 10
the very best position TO talk to he
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
KELLY KS Tvs ABOUT THE PACK.
Mr.. Kelly, member Of the Council,
then rose and said: II know all ab0us
that little park business. | talked to
W. ID. Tyler about il aud be said be
was IN favsr and would pot 10 fonn-
tain At his own expense. | said that 1t
should be made public park. Alter
wards Mr.. Tyler himself, woeB We
wanted 10 run a board walk along a GER
tain street, said to me: yea go and va
cate that portion OF Cliff avenue and
We will allow the sideUalk.' Despite the
wishes Of all these gentlemen to hurry
this matter, II cannot be gotten through
faster than is provided in the charter
for the passage Of an ordinance, which
is three meetings"
MIR Burns from the lobby said that it
was the desire Of many people that the
Council declare an intention 10 . iss the
ordinance, which would answer as
something authoritative.
RAMBLING DISCUSSION.
This called forth rambling discus
sion as to the advisability of going on
record in advance Of ths regular order
Of things.
III this is going to get any money out
Of New York aud bring IL here | am in
favor OF 1t right along. We want all
the money we can get. said Mr. Bash
ford. aud he was applsaded by the
lobby.
Mr. Kelly-There is no doubt Of the
advisability of getting such building
here, and il does not require any petit
ton on behalf Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad 20 convince the Council of
that fact, bat at The same time let us do
things in order. There 10 sne member
absent, and we here should not be asked
10 vote upon ordinance which We have
not seen.
~ HANNAH VAS SURE.
Mr.. Hannah here arose and said that
from the number sf gentlemen present
and interesting themselves in the meet.
ing it vas evident they thou9kt there
Vas bugbeaF somewhere, or that some
thing Vas Roing to happen. II be was
sore that the vacation of this bit OF
street would Sriug this immense build
Tag that had been talked Of, be would
not stand long on his head to fight ii.
Bat be knew. be said. OF two promises
that the railroad company bad made 10
the COuncii which they had broken and
be would not favor 9 complete forfeit
ture Of the street. So long as the pro
posed building was used for the pur-
| D ,ses cited. they e0uld have IL, but no
| longer so far as be was concerned. Two
petitions we're presented 20 this COun-
Gil. be said; enc headed by GeHeral
| Sprague for the railroad company aud
Nj. Clark for the Land Company. ask
ing fer the vacation Of Rainier street
for railroad purposes" Had il been
used for railroad Purposes he said.
Not mach. Again. N 1854 the railroad
| company bad, NJ petition, secured
| the vAcstion OF certain strests and al
/ leys living between Hosd aud twenty
tairi streets fer railrosd yard purpose.
/ Ii bss net been used for that purpose
as 10 aRy wonder then that these peO-
/ Die 6 me here expecting 10 hear some